Pujols ties A-Rod as Cardinals rally
PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols hit his 696th home run, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5 on Saturday night.
Pujols trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the all-time homer chart.
Yankees 10, Rays 3: Leadoff man Aaron Judge singled twice during a six-run first inning off Corey Kluber as New York routed visiting Tampa Bay.
Blue Jays 11, Rangers 7: Danny Jansen homered and matching a career high with four hits and Santiago Espinal tied his career highs with three hits and three RBIs as Toronto’s bottom of the order led an early onslaught in a win over host Texas.
White Sox 10, Athletics 2: Elvis Andrus connected for a three-run homer against the team that cut him last month and Chicago got 20 hits, beating host Oakland for its fourth straight win.
Red Sox 17, Orioles 4: Rafael Devers hit a firstinning grand slam, Kike Hernandez had four hits and visiting Boston slugged its way to a rout of Baltimore.
Phillies 8, Nationals 5: Bryce Harper ended the longest home run drought of his career and Kyle Schwarber hit his 37th homer of the year, tops in the N.L., to help visiting Philadelphia beat Washington.
Mets 11, Marlins 3: Francisco Lindor had three hits, including his 22nd home run, Mark Canha launched a grand slam to cap an eight-run fourth inning and New York routed host Miami.
Guardians 6, Twins 4: Triston McKenzie pitched seven shutout innings, and AL Central-leading Cleveland held on to beat host Minnesota.
Brewers 5, Reds 1: Willy Adames and Andrew McCutchen each hit a two-run homer, as host Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
Tigers 8, Royals 4, 8 innings: Victor Reyes drove in three runs, and visiting Detroit beat Kansas City in a rain-shortened game.
Giants 5, Cubs 2: Joey Bart and David Villar each homered, doubled and drove in two runs, helping visiting San Francisco top Chicago to end a five-game losing streak.
Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 1: C.J. Cron hit a threerun home run, Jose Urena gave up one run in 5 1⁄3 innings and host Colorado beat Arizona.
Mariners 3, Braves 1: Sam Haggerty and Eugenio Suarez each hit a solo homer, George Kirby pitched into the seventh inning and host Seattle beat Atlanta to snap the Braves’ eight-game winning streak.
Dodgers 8, Padres 4: Freddie Freeman drove in four runs on four hits, including a two-run homer, for visiting Los Angeles, who beat San Diego to reduce to four their magic number for clinching the NL West.